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This taxonomic revision describes the 56 species and 13 varieties that occur in Malaysia and Thailand. The distribution of each taxon is shown on a map. Separate identification keys are presented for staminate and pistillate plants, and critical
Alpines, from the mountain to the garden takes a fresh and refreshing outlook on these irresistible mountain dwellers looking at their discovery and introduction into cultivation, the regions of the world that come and how this needs to be taken
Revision of Tabernaemontana: The New World Species and Stemmadenia Bk. Systematic treatment of the South American species of the two genera; with 109 line drawings and 56 distribution maps.
Genera Palmarum - The evolution and classification of palms is a fully rewritten edition of the acclaimed standard reference work for the palm family, a group of plants of enormous economic and horticultural importance. An illustrated glo
A Revision of Tabernaemontana: The Old World Species Bk. With 55 line illustrations and 28 distribution maps. A systematic account of the genus in Africa, Asia and Polynesia.
The 'Country Guide for the Palms of New Guinea' is the first aid of identification for the palms of the whole island, up to the level of the genre. New Guinea is one of the largest palm diversity hotspots in the world. In ad
16 pages of color photographs illustrate many of the plants described. There is a key to the species and a separate section dealing with the number of chromosomes, anatomy and flavonoid content. It includes descriptions of the 114 species in thi
The extraordinary monograph of Farjon's Cupressaceae, the only gymnospermic family distributed around the world, and the monotype Sciadopityaceae should really be seen and hefted to be truly appreciated. Rudolf Schmid, Taxon 55, February
The native palms of Madagascar are of enormous economic and biological importance. Not only are they used for food, building houses, handicrafts and medicines, most are not found anywhere else in the world, they are a part of the great natural h
However, in 1993, only 123 species were listed from Mount Kupe. With 2,412 species described, of which 232 are assessed as globally threatened and 82 as strictly endemic, covering an area of 2,390 square kilometers, this book records what
This guide is valuable for those who regularly encounter palm trees in the countryside in Madagascar, such as students, foresters, horticulturists, field botanists, ethnobotanists, ecologists and conservationists. The native pal
This book is the fifth in a series of plant conservation checklists. Its predecessors took care of the Mt Cameroon, Mt Oku and Ijim Ridge, Kupe, Mwanenguba and Bakossi Mts plants and the Bali Ngemba Forest Reserve. Dom is located in the highland
A close scrutiny has recently revealed, within its small land of 1100 hectares, no less than 39 species of special interest for conservation and 25 or more taxons hitherto not described. A descriptive list revealing the plants registered to date
Up-to-date taxonomic account of this well-known genus of palms, which includes the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera. Classification is based on morphology, lamina anatomy and DNA analysis.
Written by leading orchid specialists and with detailed descriptions, keys, line drawings, distribution maps and color photographs, this new field guide will be an invaluable identification tool, providing the necessary help to clarify the state
Dendrochilums are a conspicuous element of the lower montane forest environment in Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. Of the 263 species estimated in the genus, 81 are currently recognized from Borneo. This volume provides clues, detail
Originally published in English, Seed Orchid Cultivation contains everything you need to know to become an expert. Seed Orchid Cultivation is written for both amateur and professional, with no access to sophisticated laboratory equipment and chemicals.
Covering a total of about 35 genera is therefore an invaluable tool for anyone working on CITES or more specifically on orchids. This is the fourth in the CITES Orchid Lists series, covering the genera Aerides, Coelogyne, Comparettia and Masdevallia.
The CITES Orchid Checklist is also an invaluable guide for collectors and growers who want to know exactly which plants are growing and their conservation status. Divided into three sections, part 1 is an alphabetical list of all names, part 2 l
The text is in English, French and Spanish. It includes a fully illustrated Power Point training presentation, with speaker notes, on CD-ROM. This is the first book that outlines in a user-friendly fashion how the CITES controls apply to slipp
Of the leguminosae. A substantial and important work, containing many papers on the structure, morphology, taxonomy, chemistry, pollination biology, etc.
Advances in Systematic Legume: Structural Botany Pt. Topics include the basis of the development of floral characteristics, pollen morphology, and relationships of Sophoreae, seed and fruit phylogenies, endothecial thickenings, phy
Advances in Legume Systematics: The Fossil Record Pt. Studies of Specific Fossil Taxa, 2. Regional Summaries of Fossil Legumes, 3. With numerous half-tone and line illustrations.
Ferguson and S.C. Papers on methods, systematics, anatomy and morphology, physiology and phytogeography, presented by authorities such as M.
Advances in Legume Systematics Part 10. Two papers on the subfamily Mimosoideae that present new molecular data and discuss their results in light of the current classification of the subfamily Mimosoideae. Eight papers on the larger subfamily P
Topics covered include: diversity, adaptation and performance; nitrogen metabolism and plant nutrition; biochemistry and nutritional factors; pests, diseases, resistance and reproduction; forage, forage and legumes. An invaluable reference, reviewing r
Preliminary List of Cyperaceae in the Northeast of Brazil. This check list records 191 species in 24 genera, with entries sorted alphabetically and sorted by state, collector and number. Wayt Thomas of the New York Botanical Garden
Systematic list, with taxonomic keys, of all the grasses sent to Kew by Gert Hatschbach from southern and central Brazil between 1965 and 1985.
Bolivia has one of the most diverse floras in South America. Descriptions and clues are provided for aid identification for genera and species, and illustrations of more than 80% of taxa. The grass family has exploited all these habitats, with t
Written for the field worker, whether scientist, forestry or farmer, African Rattans Field Guide is a simple and easy to use guide for all 22 species found in Africa, their ecology and distribution, and their sustainable man
Published for the ODA and the Forestry Research Programme, University of Oxford. An identification guide illustrated with line drawings; with descriptions and notes on distribution, ecology, uses and propagation.
A systematic account of the species and subspecies of this important tropical sedge genus.
Taxomomic treatment of an important African savanna grass genus.
The Pacific Ocean is the most expansive geographical feature of the Earth. Members of the herb family, Poaceae, are almost ubiquitous and widespread throughout the Pacific and this detailed key provides a taxonomic reference of the herbs
A clearly illustrated taxonomic key to the identification of the species of Gramineae native or widely naturalized in Egypt.
This is an indispensable source of information for collectors and for all those interested in the commercial exploitation of rattans and their conservation. A handy pocket field guide for all species of rattans in the Lao People's